Rain-proofing panels have been added to the Bjarke Ingels-designed Serpentine Gallery Pavilion as London experiences a summer of torrential downpours. (more…)
Located in a residential quarter of low housing density less than 10 minutes drive from the center of Bahia Blanca, the house was designed according to the needs of customer use, who he requested: a family area, guest area, mainly for their children who do not reside permanently, and an area for private use. To achieve a smooth functioning project organization provides in these 3 areas can be used to each other independently.
Having as limit the dimensional characteristics of the site, the project is organized from a single structural module that is repeated in a rhythmic sequence forming the different spaces. That regular geometry base, consisting of steel columns, concrete wall and aluminum frames, synthesizes constructively and with few details all the work.
The shape of the housing is a direct result of the constructive logic that the project has, from its law. The definition of the object as a formal totality given from the positioning of such constructive modules that colonize the site and organize various outdoor areas. These empty spaces or courtyards that house shape generates, have a specific use (social courtyard, patio reading, patio transition with the city, etc.) that interact with interiors that define.
To achieve thermal efficiency, reinforced concrete walls were executed in two phases: first, the outer face of a structural nature, then the inside prefabricated modules on site prepositioning of all barriers and insulation necessary to ensure indoor comfort mounted. For glazed windows exposed to the summer sun, trees and shrubs were placed with the function of regulating the direct natural light.
Earlier this week we covered the announcement of the winners of the expansion of the Lima Art Museum (MALI). The following 13 projects received honorable mention as according to the jury they “were essential during the deliberation process, for their originality, daring or because they helped shape the discussion.”
The proposals came from a wide range of studios including Mexican firm Productora, a collaboration between Zaha Hadid and David Mutal, Campo Baeza and Llosa Cortegana amongst them. Continue below for the 13 projects in detail.
Team Representative: Luis Calvet Mulleras, architect
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Team Representative: Heike Matcha and Günter Barczik
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Team Representative: Patricia Llosa
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Team Representative: Patrik Schumacher
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Team Representative: Alberto Campo Baeza
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Team Representative: Carlos Bedoya Ikeda
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Team Representative: José Ignacio Linazasoro Rodríguez
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Team Representative: Philippe Rahm
Team Representative: Andrea Destro
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Team Representative: Burak Pelenk
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Team Representative: Andrew Kovacs
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Team Representative: Michael Maltzan, FAIA
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Team Representative: Nicolas Jerôme Hünerwadel
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See the winning project and finalists here.
Strips of perforated aluminium give a pleated appearance to the facade of this Shanghai tower designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma for property developer Soho China (+ slideshow). (more…)
Our job of the week on the new and improved Dezeen Jobs is for a rides and attractions designer at European company Merlin Entertainments, whose Thorpe park resort in Surrey, UK is pictured. Visit the ad for full details of the position or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
Brexit crisis: the UK’s vote to leave the European Union has led to a sharp fall in architecture and design recruitment activity in the country but has led to a dramatic rise in product sales overseas, according to data from Dezeen Jobs and Dezeen Watch Store. (more…)
Chinese studio Atelier Deshaus‘ Sylph chair features a back made from a continuous piece of tubular steel, curved by hand to look like a line drawing (+ slideshow). (more…)
Daylight House is a private home located in Nagarbhavi, Bangalore, India. It was designed by Ashwin Architects. Daylight House by Ashwin Architects: “Daylight house is an independent 4 bedroom house located in Bangalore, India. The total built-up area is about 4000 sft. The plot size is only 40′ x 60′ and is west facing. The central idea is to have natural light and ventilation spreading out over the entire house…
AGA Architects have designed a new mixed-use development which is currently under construction in the Hong Xing district of Changsha, China. The project is set to become the first prototype of a combined leisure park and shopping mall in the country. A mix of retail, office, residential and hotel space is interspersed with “joyful” elements such as a sky walking corridor, 360-degree restaurant and a sky pool which overlooks the complex. Integrated landscape and a focus on sustainability transform the center into what the architects call a “green park mall.”
The masterplan is built up on a 300,000 square meters site, which is split across one large block (A) and a smaller adjacent block (B). The internal courtyard spans both blocks and carves away at the volumes at ground level to create alleyways through the precinct. These “lifestyle streets” keep the ground floor of the precinct highly active, and feature green elements throughout.
Fronting the street of Block A is a six-story retail building hosting large LED screens which will present art and advertisements. Balancing on the edge of this facade is a large sculptural piece, an organically shaped disc supported by a central column. The brightly colored underside of the disc creates an energetic entrance to the shopping park.
Three towers enable the necessary density for the scheme; an office tower, a high end residential tower and a 5-star hotel tower. A supermarket at the first basement level acts as the anchor store for the precinct, and high-end retail is distributed throughout the complex. The architects expect for the superstructure to be complete mid-2017, and the mall to be open to the public in 2018.
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Home ownership is set to become a thing of the past, according to the entrepreneur behind London co-living start-up The Collective, because socially liberated millennials are more likely to choose “living as a service”. (more…)
